PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, MULTILAYERED PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE, ULTRASONIC MOTOR, OPTICAL APPARATUS, VIBRATORY DEVICE, DUST REMOVING DEVICE, IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

摘要

Provided is a lead-free piezoelectric material having satisfactory piezoelectric constant and mechanical quality factor in a device operating temperature range (-30°C to 50°C). The piezoelectric material includes a main component containing a perovskite-type metal oxide represented by chemical formula 1, a first auxiliary component composed of Mn, and a second auxiliary component composed of Bi or Bi and Li. The content of Mn is 0.040 parts by weight or more and 0.500 parts by weight or less based on 100 parts by weight of the metal oxide on a metal basis. The content of Bi is 0.042 parts by weight or more and 0.850 parts by weight or less and the content of Li is 0.028 parts by weight or less (including 0 parts by weight) based on 100 parts by weight of the metal oxide on a metal basis. [Ba_(1-x)Ca_x]_a[Ti_(1-y)Zr_y]O_3 (Here, 0.030<=x<0.090, 0.030<=y<=0.080, and 0.9860<=a<=1.0200.)